LOL - Labor Day has been Outsourced to China!

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I got this email from a friend today.
It is really an LOL :rolleyes:

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September 2, 2011

Labor Day Officially Moved to China

First U.S. Holiday to be Outsourced

BEIJING (The Borowitz Report) - Labor Day, one of America's most beloved and longest-celebrated holidays, has been officially moved to China, U.S. officials confirmed today.

The Labor Day celebrations are expected to kick off Monday afternoon in Beijing with a barbeque attended by over seven million people and presided over by former NBA star Yao Ming.

The transfer of Labor Day to China represents the first time in American history that an entire holiday has been outsourced, experts said.

"It may be just as well," said the University of Minnesota's Davis Logsdon, who has lectured extensively on Labor Day traditions. "It's been getting harder and harder for Americans to remember what labor is."

Tracy Klugian, 37 said he was sorry to see his annual Labor Day barbeque relocated from his home in Medina, Ohio to Beijing, but is taking the loss in stride.

"I used to really look forward to Labor Day," he said. "But to be honest, getting a day off isn't as special as it used to be."

While Mr. Klugian said it was "a little strange" for Labor Day barbecues to occur in China with no participation by Americans, he added, "Maybe someday we'll be able to make illegal fireworks for them."

Meanwhile, U.S. officials said it was looking "more and more likely" that Thanksgiving would be relocated this year to India.

"At the very least, Americans will still be able to celebrate Thanksgiving by phone," one official said. "But they should listen closely because some menu options have changed."
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    It HAS been outsourced! Remember the maersk ship? And much of thanksgiving meals HAS been outsourced to india!

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumit Menon
    We don't have turkeys here though. You'll have to make do with chicken.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Sumit,

    Yeah, I was talking about nuts, maybe cranberries, etc... We get things from india that I never even thought of india having. Of course, with labor day, most of it is kicking back, and buying, and most of THAT stuff is from CHINA!

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Maricela margene
    LOL, with all the stuff from China and IT related jobs from india, they might as well do this!!
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Maricela margene View Post

      LOL, with all the stuff from China and IT related jobs from india, they might as well do this!!
      India acttually doesn't have many IT related jobs! The whole thing probably started when they took over US IT related jobs,

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    are you kidding me steve? call hewlett packard, dell, norton - anybody technical and you will be talking to a call center in india more than likely.

    yes the indians took over thousands and thousands of IT JOBS in the USA. displaced people with masters degrees in computer science.

    ... but you can't blame the Indians who are getting the jobs. Blame the outsourcers for the call centers (and of course the corporations that offshore.)

    ... THEN add all the money that would be put back into our economy by all people who live here and no longer have jobs, or even that have jobs and pay high taxes and living expenses and don't have much else to spend - natives or guest workers alike are all hard pressed now.

    i am saying the income is elsewhere and so is the spending by the workers. in some cases they send all their money 'back home' which is lovely of them of course but again, money does not any longer circulate in our economy.

    It just puts out -

    Only thing coming in is imports.

    LOLWP (laughing out loud with pain)
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  • Profile picture of the author parsons130
    Haha, this made me laugh!
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  • Profile picture of the author Aero69
    I cannot get what for they make such changes. Each country has enough to do with its own culture, Thanksgiving Day in India?! What is that?!!
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